The winners for the Chicago-based "Space in Between" contest, designed to honor groups in the greater Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary, Indiana areas that temporarily transform vacant lots and buildings into community-building projects, have been announced.

Of the three organizations that won top honors, one was was Milwaukee-based Metcalfe Park Community Action Team, which commandeered a vacant lot and adjacent boarded-up building in a neighborhood with one of the highest concentrations of vacant properties in the city. The group, which got a runner-up prize of $500, organized a neighborhood peace rally, a drive-in movie night and an art installation by local artist Ben Janik. | Nov. 2, 2012»Read Full Blog Post